News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The US Navy is actively moving to arming ships with drones. January 15, portal navaltoday.com he reported that the prototype of a large surface drone successfully passed a number of tests and even participated in military exercises.

According to the data provided, the third carrier of the Poseidon nuclear torpedo will be part of the Russian fleet until 2027. It will be the first submarine initially equipped with this complex.

Iran has conducted an exercise of the Aerospace Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps "Great Prophet-15".

During the military maneuvers, massive strikes with cruise and ballistic missiles were practiced, as well as the defeat of targets by kamikaze drones. A mass launch of the latest modifications of missiles of its own production was carried out: "Zalzal", "Zulfikar" and "Dezful".

Two experimental design projects for the creation of marine gas turbine engines are additionally being considered by the United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of Rostec), the head of the UEC Alexander Artyukhov said.

Russia can become a major global producer and exporter of hydrogen – one of the most environmentally friendly sources of energy. Nobel laureate Rae Kwon Chung is sure of this. What is his forecast based on, what is happening in the hydrogen fuel market today, and under what conditions is Russia's hydrogen breakthrough really possible?

As new TVs become thinner and lighter, their creators are looking for opportunities to install their brainchild almost anywhere, including without using it... the usual power cord.

The large robotic ship, which is currently being designed in the interests of the US Navy, will receive a small living compartment for the technical team. This, as reported by Breaking Defense, said the head of the Department of autonomous systems of the US Navy, Captain Peter Small. According to him, the average robotic ship, which is also being created by order of the military, will not have such a compartment.

French shipbuilders are actively developing advanced technologies. On January 13, the press service of the company Naval Group announced the completion of testing of the first propeller made on a 3D printer.

NASA will install additional solar panels on top of the existing ones on the ISS. They will partially replace the old ones, which have degraded over time, but due to high efficiency, they will increase the available electric power from 160 to 215 kilowatts. The new batteries are made of a flexible film that is rolled into a scroll for easy transport.

The UK is considering participating in a program to develop a new generation tank that will replace such vehicles as the Leclerc and Leopard 2.

Forbes: Russia is working on the Hunter-B UAV ahead of schedule]

The Russian unmanned aerial vehicle "Hunter-B" dropped a bomb at the Ashuluk test site in the first such test in history. Such bombings emphasize the rapid development of the Hunter-B UAV, according to Western media.

Scientists of the National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI" (NRU MEPhI) have developed the first Russian microelectronic transceiver that provides the operation of "vision" in autopiloted systems. According to them, the use of a new element, characterized by compactness and simplicity, will accelerate the introduction of fully autonomous safe transport.

TSU researchers from the Laboratory of Chemical Technologies, together with employees of the ISE SB RAS, have created a new protective coating that is resistant to extreme temperature changes and has high chemical resistance to many solvents.

DARPA initiates a program to create a multispectral advanced night vision system for military purposes – envision. In the future, it will replace bulky night vision systems with light and comfortable glasses that resemble the usual ones.

The coastal base for nuclear underwater robots "Poseidon" will be ready in the summer of 2022. By this time, the construction of the infrastructure for the maintenance and storage of this new strategic deterrent weapon will be completed. Tests of its first carrier are already nearing completion. Early creation of the base will allow to extend the service life of this equipment, experts say.

In 2022, the US Navy will arm at least one of its ships with RGM-184 anti-ship missiles, otherwise known as Naval Strike Missile (NSM), reports The Drive.

Russian scientists have proposed a qualitatively new type of engine for working in outer space. It is based on the principle of plasma excitation using a microwave spark discharge. This unit can be installed on small-format satellites.

Strategic missile carriers Tu-160 and Tu-95 still remain the main air argument of the Russian nuclear triad, however, despite regular modernization, their resource is limited. These machines will be replaced by a promising long-range aviation complex (PAK DA). The Ministry of Defense has already decided on its appearance, and tests of the engine will begin in 2021. About what will be the new "strategist" - in the material RIA Novosti.

In China, the WJ-700 long-range strike drone took to the skies for the first time. In the Network there were photos of the device at the airport during the start of engines, as well as employees of the Chinese Aerospace Scientific and Industrial Corporation (CASIC) with a banner in honor of the first flight of the drone, writes flightglobal.

The American company Aerojet Rocketdyne assembled the first liquid rocket engine AR1. Perhaps it will be used on the American-Ukrainian carrier from the company Firefly Aerospace.